New owner of an '02 986S

[Nmbrsix]

Hello!

2 time watercooled P-Car owner (owned a 944S2 many years ago). Recently sold this:

'94 R-Package with lots of upgrades...

For this:


2002 Boxster S, 67k miles, I'm the 4th owner per the CarFox; most recent PO has owned it for 3.5 years. He's a 60 y/o guy who has had a lot of classic cars (and a couple of 911's before the Boxster). He got insulted at the trade-in offered by Porsche on a new Cayenne and sold it privately. Options: Litronic headlights, 18" SportDesign wheels, Bose, power seats w/memory, OBC, etc. The PO had a high end Pioneer navigation HU and Passport remote radar detector installed along with a new top with a glass rear window.

My original plan was to save $ for the next couple of years and build up a healthy down payment on a 981 Cayman S. This year, though, I realized that the Miata wasn't getting driven nearly as much now that I've gone from a 9 mile RT commute (mostly on surface streets) to 30+ mile RT on ugly stretches of highway. Even after a foamectomy on the stock seat, my head was still uncomfortably close to the roll bar. After nearly getting rear-ended twice, I decided if I was to have a fun Summer car, I wanted something I didn't feel quite as vulnerable in. I'd also like something better for long distance trips.

It's currently at one of the best watercooled Porsche specialists in the area getting a fair bit of PM work:

-RMS
-LN Single Row Pro IMS replacement
-Clutch/flywheel
-Gbox 2nd gear popout detent
-Water pump
-Thermostat
-Coolant flush
-AOS

The PO had the front motor mount, alternator, right halfshaft, rear tires + 4 wheel alignment, driver's window regulator, 60k service, and a few other items done in the past 2 years/7k miles, so I'm hoping with all of the work I'm doing it should be fairly reliable for quite some time.

I think it'll need some suspension work--rear track rods + maybe tie rod ends up front--but that's not critical right now.

I've already started buying the little stuff it needs--missing fasteners for trunk carpet, replacement piece for the gas door, undertray air guides, etc.

Excited to get it back and really start enjoying it.